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New Locations and Updates for Costco

January 21st, 2010 · 44 Comments

I’ve been collecting a series of articles about new locations and updates to existing Costco warehouses for a while now.  I keep meaning to add them to the Locations page, but I keep forgetting.  So, I’m finally going to just add them all to a single post here.

First, I’ll start with a cool update that Costco is trying to pull off in San Juan Capistrano, California.  They have apparently made plans to buy their neighbor, a Ford dealership, with an eye to opening a car wash and gas station, as well as expanding the exiting warehouse.  While the dealership and Costco have a verbal agreement, Costco still has to work out getting the permits to carry out the work.  Since Costco is the biggest sales tax generator in the city, it seems like it would be wise to grant them the permits.  Apparently, this also means that Costco would no longer be interested in buying a 15.5 acre lot on Stonehill Drive.

But I know what a lot of you want to hear about where the new locations will be in the upcoming year.  I wish I had something good to tell the people around Oklahoma, but I’ll keep searching the news.  For now though, it looks like the metro Milwaukee, Wisconsin area will be getting their second Costco location on Pewaukee Road, also known as Highway 164.  The Village of Pewaukee’s planning commission have approved an initial plan from Costco to build a new location north of Highway 164 and Capitol Drive.  Apparently, this new location will be just north of an existing Wal-Mart.

There’s also talk of a new Costco location coming to Wheaton, a town near Washington, D.C.  The Montgomery County Council is trying to lure Costco to the area with an offer of a $4 million subsidy to help the Westfield-Wheaton shopping mall, the proposed location, pay for the $50 million project.  This news comes just after an announcement that Costco could be opening a new location in early 2011 at a new shopping area at the corner of New York Avenue and South Dakota Avenue, in the Fort Lincoln neighborhood.   Currently, the closest Costco location is in Pentagon City.

Costco shoppers in Tucson will be happy to hear that a third warehouse is on its way as early as March 2011.  The new location would be on 14 acres near I-10 and South Kino Parkway.  The city recently approved development plans for the site and will be working with the developer, Eastbourne Investments and Retail West, to get all plans approved by this coming March.  The Costco is just a part of a large retail project called “The Bridges”, as well as a new biosciences park developed by the University of Arizona.  In addition, there will be 110 acres for upscale housing.   Since Costco will be considered a “big-box store”, the city of Tucson requires a few additional conditions, such as $2 million towards job training, neighborhood improvements, and economic-improvement grants to area nonprofits.  The money will be matched with $4.5 million from expected construction sales taxes at the site.  This development project should be great for the south side of Tucson, where shopping options are limited.

There’s also news for business shoppers in the Sunnyvale, California area.  Word is that Costco is looking at the Sunnyvale area for one of their new business center stores.   The proposed location for the new Costco Business Center would be the site of the old Sunnyvale Chevrolet at 660 West El Camino Real.   While Costco doesn’t have a formal deal in place for this location, they are looking at available lots in Sunnyvale, San Jose, and Santa Clara.

Now, technically this isn’t a new location that you can go shopping at, but Costco will be setting up a new logistics and distribution center for Taiwan in Taoyuan County at the end of this year.  This should significantly lower the cost of distribution for Costco since that is currently being outsourced.   This new center will facilitate distribution to its various locations around Taiwan, including two new locations.  This is a great area for the new center since it is where the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is located.  In addition to the new distribution center, Costco is also trying to find locations in the same area for two new Costco stores.  This should be great news for Costco shoppers in this area, since they now have to travel to Taipei or Hsinchu to get their Costco shopping fix.

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44 Responses so far ↓

  1. 1 Micah // 2010.01.21 at 12:01 pm

    A Costco in the District of Columbia will be welcome news to the people in the Washington region who appreciate the value of buying alcohol there. The blue laws in Maryland prevent the sale of any kind of alcohol, and Costco locations in Virginia can only sell beer & wine. Assuming they get the proper licensing, hopefully the new DC store will carry wine, beer and liquor.

    This will also be a boon to the good people in the Fort Lincoln neighborhood.

  2. 2 Keith // 2010.01.21 at 12:11 pm

    Costco will be opening a new store in Fort Oglethorpe, GA (Chattanooga, TN area) off I-75 on Cloud Springs Road. This is the first exit in Georgia going south from Chattanooga (the location was picked for sales tax and wine law reasons) and is only 1.5 miles south of the Tennessee-Georgia state line. The word leaked out at a meeting of the Catoosa County Water Board last Wednesday. Everything is apparently finalized, they are just signing off on some things with a potential official announcement in the upcoming week. Here is the article from the local newspaper: http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/jan/17/wine-laws-may-have-lured-costco/

  3. 3 Nabeela // 2010.01.21 at 12:48 pm

    I am looking forward to the business center in Sunnyvale! I am totally in love with the business center at hayward, so having one in the city itself will be awesome instead of having to drive half an hour to Hayward.

  4. 4 Gay Ayyagari // 2010.01.21 at 9:32 pm

    i live in maryland, harford county. wondering what reason is that we cannot get a costco in harford county or a closer one in baltimore county. our closest in baltimore county is a half hour drive away. rumors several years ago was that costco was trying to get in the towson/cockeysville area of baltimore county but it didn’t go thru.

  5. 5 Melissa // 2010.01.22 at 9:43 am

    I really wish they’d expand to open one in Round Rock or Georgetown. The greater Austin area is WAY too big to only have 2 locations!

  6. 6 Eileen // 2010.01.22 at 11:48 am

    I was so pleased to read in Tucson’s “Arizona Daily Star” newspaper the other day about the new Costco opening next year!!

    We now shop mostly at the one on Grant Road, which is a good 90 minute drive one way from our home in Sierra Vista. Because we live to the southeast of Tucson the new Costco will cut about 30 minutes off our trip!

  7. 7 Kirk // 2010.01.22 at 2:18 pm

    Roseburg Oregon will be opening
    aug or nov 2010
    I hear

  8. 8 Ryan // 2010.01.22 at 5:17 pm

    http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_14204847

    I think we may get another one in the Twin Cities… eventually.

  9. 9 helen // 2010.01.23 at 11:23 pm

    any new costco stores to open in the cleveland, ohio area

  10. 10 Nan // 2010.01.25 at 10:31 am

    Remember I asked about Costco coming to Sarasota? They’re checking out the possibility, but I can’t see them opening a large enough store in a two story building. I would be very disappointed if it was a smaller store with fewer products available, but I guess a small Costco is better than no Costco. Except for the fact they take coupons and you can use them along with their store coupons, I just don’t care for BJ’s which has a store here.

    http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100113/ARTICLE/1131027

  11. 11 J Tib // 2010.01.25 at 11:57 pm

    Reply to NAN. Two story costco’s have just as many items as a single story. The biggest difference is typically the bakery, service deli, meat room, and fresh produce is upstairs, as well as the seasonal items, and the foods dept. down stairs is the majors dept, hardlines, pharmacy, photo, and optical. At the back of the store will be an escalator type belt that has grooves that the cart wheels fit into to get you up and down to the level of your choice. Fun to see.

  12. 12 Nan // 2010.01.26 at 6:10 pm

    J TIB…Thanks for that information. I just hope it happens.

  13. 13 Josh // 2010.01.27 at 1:50 am

    Thank you Kim for the Taiwan warehouse updates.
    At least you have one Taiwanese reader here. I came visit your site once a day, big fan here.

  14. 14 barbara // 2010.01.30 at 6:37 pm

    Costco purchased land in Roy or McKenna Washington, heard they will build this year, anyone out there can confirm?

  15. 15 Fred // 2010.01.31 at 8:37 pm

    Does anybody know what happened to the planned Costco store in Redmond, Wa.? The planning signs were put up last year and the City of Redmond approved the plans but then the economy went south and nothing is happening at the site.

  16. 16 Costco Kid // 2010.02.01 at 9:14 pm

    Any word when construction is to start on the new Costco in Fredericton, NB Canada? All approvals in place but still no construction. Any news would be appreciated

    Thanks

  17. 17 Randy R // 2010.05.07 at 4:26 pm

    There has been a rumor going around for awhile that Costco bought land for a new store in Canal Winchester, Ohio. ( outside of Columbus )
    Does anyone know anything about this?

  18. 18 Alexandria A. // 2010.06.28 at 8:21 pm

    Please consider building a Costco in South West Las Vegas in the 89139 zip code. Our nearest Costco is 11 miles away! We love shopping at Costco and would go more often if it wasn’t for the distance. Thank you for your consideration.

  19. 19 tom furtado // 2010.09.21 at 7:41 pm

    any word on a 2nd costco store in maui, hawaii?? or Hilo hawaii

  20. 20 Kimberly // 2010.09.23 at 4:01 am

    @Tom, Sorry but I haven’t heard anything about new locations in Hawaii.

  21. 21 Kyle // 2010.09.23 at 9:27 pm

    If they were smart they would build a smaller Costco in Keizer Oregon since my parents go to the Salem one and it is VERY overcrowded unless you go an hour before closing which is what we are doing now.

    Albany Oregon has a smaller Costco which opened sometime around the year 2000 and it helped a little so that Albany people will not need to go to Salem.

    Astoria Oregon has a mini Costoc with limited services and it has worked out.

  22. 22 Patricia N // 2010.11.07 at 7:34 pm

    I am moving to Palm Coast Fl and the nearest Costco is in Jacksonville. There is no Sam’s or BJ’s there either. Costco is the best of all of them. Please think about building one before the others come in. Thanks

  23. 23 Sherry // 2010.11.15 at 6:46 am

    I lived in Duham NC for years when the new Costco came to town. I loved this store we got invited to Sams Club for a one day pass what a joke. I now live in Bowling Green KY where there is nothing but a sams club. Please bring a costco to Bowling Green or at least some where close we have way to many fast food chains and not enough retail. Thanks

  24. 24 Biswas // 2010.11.29 at 11:26 pm

    Costco coming to Frisco, Texas at the DNT and Eldorado Parkway July 2011!!! :D :D :D

  25. 25 jean // 2010.12.07 at 9:31 am

    we have begged pleaded to get a soctco in our area. right now the closes one in 2 1/2 hrs away one way. albuquerque area has 3!! las cruses can go to elpaso. for the durango co people its a 3 or more hours away to rio rancho or 6b hrs away to grand juction. please costco put a store in the 4 cornes area of nm, az, ut, co!!!

  26. 26 Deb // 2010.12.29 at 7:21 am

    Any chance there will be a costco opening up in Maine anytime soon?

  27. 27 Mike // 2010.12.30 at 10:26 am

    Official word of new Costco for fredericton, NB Canada can be read here. Store to open in August 2011. Site prep has already been been completed so building construction likely to commence in April at Corbett Centre next to Home Depot

    http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/gleaner/article/1365357

  28. 28 Audie // 2010.12.30 at 12:59 pm

    I hope you would do a survey of the four corners aera. We have Sams’s Walmart, Home Depot and Lowes. I think we could support a Costco. To get to a Costco we have to go close to 400 miles round trip. We are not the only ones in the aera that makes the trip to Albuquerque to shop Costco. When some hears you are going we get …… While there could you pick up ….. their list gets so long you hope you can get it all in your vehicle or not have them upset when you don’t get their items. Thank You

  29. 29 Kimberly // 2011.01.02 at 3:50 am

    @Mike, thanks for the update! I’ll have to add it to the list of new locations for 2011.

  30. 30 Mike // 2011.01.02 at 3:27 pm

    Kimberly…..

    Thanks and keep up the great work!! Will keep you up to date as to how the construction is proceeding and the opening this summer.

  31. 31 Christopher // 2011.01.03 at 8:08 am

    I have just received info from a valid source that Costco has recently purchased a large piece of property in Sydney NS and that there will be a Costco store erected there by mid 2012.

  32. 32 Simon // 2011.01.10 at 1:01 am

    Latest 0n the Redmond WA city planning pages is that the Costco is approved for near Union Hill Road, but the project is “on hold until the economy improves”. However, we have a friend who works at the Costco hq in Issaquah and says that the project is dead and that once again the City of Redmond managed to upset Costco to such an extent that they cancelled the plans! Given that Redmond already managed to lose the Costco HQ to Issaquah a few years back (the original Costco site for their HQ is ironically less than 1/2 mile from this new location but is now a Home Depot and Fred Meyer) I would not be in the least surprised if the city has managed to lose the only potential tenant for what is a derelict site adjacent to a gravel pit!

  33. 33 patty dewey // 2011.03.11 at 12:08 am

    Anyone know when the southside Tucson, Az. costco store is opening up?

  34. 34 marilyn Albertson // 2011.03.11 at 1:18 pm

    Lafayette, Indiana, which is home to Purdue University needs a Costco….we are so tired of going to Sam’s Club. Lafayette is also about 25 minutes from Wabash College which is housed in Crawfordsville, IN.

    Two college towns and now Costco????? Sad!

  35. 35 Kimberly // 2011.03.15 at 5:41 am

    @Patty – I believe it is opening in mid-April, the 18th I believe is what I have heard. I’ll see if I can find out for sure and update my list of new stores appropriately.

  36. 36 Storm // 2011.03.24 at 8:07 am

    Does anyone know if Costco will be opening any new stores in the state of New Jersey?

  37. 37 J. Ortiz // 2011.03.24 at 7:27 pm

    Need to know person in charge of Costco Puerto Rico Real Estate and Construction Division, need e-mail, tel and fax numbers to offer property for store location on Camuy, PR.

  38. 38 Joe // 2011.04.26 at 11:46 pm

    Does anyone know when the Pewaukee Wisconsin location will have the trailer to start hiring?

  39. 39 Kimberly // 2011.04.28 at 2:54 am

    @Joe – I think they usually start hiring on-site like two months before they open but I’m not positive about that. The simpler way might be to use their online application process though. It opens for new locations 12 weeks before their open date. You can find all the info here: http://shop.costco.com/en/About/Costco-Employment.aspx

  40. 40 Grady Flack // 2011.08.04 at 8:47 pm

    Are there plans for a Costco in Jackson,Tn. We have over 500,000 in our trade area, but only Sam’s Club .

  41. 41 Sally Serbu // 2011.09.27 at 11:51 am

    What is the latest on the Lovell Road Costco (Turkey Creek – Knoxville, TN)? The last word I had was completion by Easter 2012. Any info would be appreciated.

    Sally Serbu

  42. 42 sharon // 2011.10.12 at 2:59 pm

    Any news on a Costco in Corpus Christi TX?

  43. 43 Ann Poniris // 2011.11.02 at 12:52 pm

    Is Cosco going to open a store/warehouse in Cumberland Maryland ? It will be a welcome site for all surrounding areas.

  44. 44 paul // 2011.12.19 at 5:58 pm

    Heard rumors that Costco Warehouse will be opening in Greenville, NC soon, in the old Home Depot building. Any truth to that?

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